Truck Branss

Truck Branss (born January 21, 1926 in Berlin ; † February 23, 2005 in Langendorf near Dannenberg ; actually Kurt Branss ) was a German radio and television director .

Life

Branss studied at the Technical University of Berlin and in 1951 was the first cameraman at Sender Free Berlin (SFB). His television career began in 1953; he initially worked for the NWDR and the SFB. From 1961 to 1989 he worked for the Saarländischer Rundfunk . In the 1960s and 1970s he made a name for himself with entertainment programs around the German Schlager , which he developed at SR. The best-known programs in which he worked as a director were the Gilbert Bécaud shows Monsieur 100,000 Volt Gilbert Becaud , various portraits in music (including with Françoise Hardy , Alexandra and Lale Andersen ) and the television show ZDF, which was first broadcast in 1969 -Hitparade with the moderator Dieter Thomas Heck , whose model was the radio program he created, Die deutsche Schlagerparade .

For ZDF, Branss staged the show The world belongs to women with Marlène Charell as the star, the show Anneliese Rothenberger does the honor and Hans Rosenthal's quiz Dalli Dalli . As a film director, Branss staged the productions Schwanensee (1966), Coppelia (1968) and … and so what is called Show (1971) and in 1964 the television series Musikauktion .

Truck Branss was considered a sponsor of the pop singer Alexandra .

↑ Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Branss, Truck, p. 55 .

personal data
SURNAME	Branss, truck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Branss, Kurt (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German radio and television director
DATE OF BIRTH	January 21, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	February 23, 2005
Place of death	Langendorf near Dannenberg